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Erotic helplessness : a study of the history of the Damsel in Distress theme in art
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coldturkey
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coldturkey
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nailed girl
Governor
gallow execution
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katerina plotnikova
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coldturkey
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Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Whatever! That armour most likely does not feel comfortable to her naked body, regardless whether it is a rescue or an abduction!
She doesn't look like she's complaining - a lesson to some here 
The question of 'abduction' in medieval times has been a hot topic lately, with debate about Chaucer settling a civil action for 'raptus' of a woman - this has generally been taken to mean 'rape', but evidence has come to light that indicates he'd just hired a housemaid without her previous employer's permission. More generally, raptus, and the concept of 'rape', meant running off with a girl without her father's consent - the woman's point of view didn't matter either way!
The question of 'abduction' in medieval times has been a hot topic lately, with debate about Chaucer settling a civil action for 'raptus' of a woman - this has generally been taken to mean 'rape', but evidence has come to light that indicates he'd just hired a housemaid without her previous employer's permission. More generally, raptus, and the concept of 'rape', meant running off with a girl without her father's consent - the woman's point of view didn't matter either way!
coldturkey
Magistrate
Indeed, rape was seen until fairly recently in human history as a property crime, commited against the father, the husband or the owner / employer... Giving a woman the full rights of a person, including the right to say no, is not something the Ancients contemplated... That said, I believe that our generation is grappling with the question of what constitutes consent, as sexual overtures and their reception often pass through non-verbal communication, and it is not always easy after the fact to prove whether or not the act was indeed both-sided...She doesn't look like she's complaining - a lesson to some here
The question of 'abduction' in medieval times has been a hot topic lately, with debate about Chaucer settling a civil action for 'raptus' of a woman - this has generally been taken to mean 'rape', but evidence has come to light that indicates he'd just hired a housemaid without her previous employer's permission. More generally, raptus, and the concept of 'rape', meant running off with a girl without her father's consent - the woman's point of view didn't matter either way!
coldturkey
Magistrate
Another painting that we could reinterpret in a DiD rescue context is the following, by Erich Kips, of the malicious fairy Melusine seducing a knight...
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ducon007
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You actually have to be a fairy to be able to seduce through an iron armour...!
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
I stick to my armour theme : I hope, she has a good set of screwdrivers and spanners brought with.
coldturkey
Magistrate
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
This context rather looks mythological.
coldturkey
Magistrate
Yes, she based herself on Nordic and Saxon myth... Some though were semi-historical... Other examples :
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ducon007
Consul
It looks a bit like the myth of Andromeda?
Which is worse? ...the hanged maiden or the ones watching knowing their time is soon to come...